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Film Director Visits Israel To Encourage Meditation

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 16, 2007

David Lynch, on a five-day visit to Israel to encourage transcendental meditation, met with Israeli President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres.

'Lynch is one of the greatest directors of our generation and a giant artist on his own, and it is a great honor for the state of Israel to host you and listen to you,' Peres said Monday. 'The whole of Israel recognizes your work and is proud to host you.'

The 61-year-old director, who has received Oscar nominations for 'The Elephant Man,' 'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Dr.,' is visiting Israel to encourage transcendental meditation as a new approach to eliminating violence in schools and creating a peaceful world.

'Real peace is not just the absence of war, but the absence of all suffering, all negativity,' Lynch said at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. 'Change comes from within. From the first meditation, boom, you're there.'

T.I. Ordered To Remain In Custody

T.I. was ordered Monday to remain in custody on federal weapons charges until a bail hearing this week.

The chart-topping rapper was arrested Saturday, hours before his scheduled performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. Federal authorities say he tried to buy three machine guns and two silencers from a man cooperating with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.

T.I., born Clifford Harris, appeared briefly in federal court Monday. Wearing a black shirt and black jeans, he entered the courtroom expressionless and scanned the crowd filled with family, supporters and media.

His attorneys planned to argue for his release on bond at a hearing scheduled for Friday.

Singer Joe Nichols Enters Rehab

Joe Nichols, whose hits include 'Brokenheartsville' and 'Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,' has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse.

'As Joe has alluded to in interviews over the past year, he has struggled with the issue of substance abuse,' said a statement from Lytle Management. 'In order to become a healthier person and deal with long-standing issues, he has entered into a rehabilitation program for consultation and treatment.'

The statement was posted on the country singer's Web site.

Farrell Discloses Son's Genetic Disorder

Colin Farrell has revealed that his 4-year-old son James has a rare neurogenetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome - but that he's a brave and happy child.

'The only time I'm reminded that there is something different about him - that he has some deviation of what is perceived to be normal - is when I see him with other 4-year-olds. Then I go, 'Oh yeah,' and it comes back to me,' Farrell tells the Irish Independent. 'But from day one I felt that he's the way he's meant to be.'

'He took his first steps about six weeks ago, and it was four years in the making,' Farrell said.

Angelman Syndrome is characterized by developmental delay, speech impairment, movement or balance disorder, excessive laughter and even seizures, according to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation.

Today's Birthdays

Actress Angela Lansbury is 82. Actor-director Tim Robbins is 49. Sources: People.com, The Associated Press

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